Anna Kominik has been appointed the new Chair of the Electricity Authority.
Ms Kominik has been appointed by the Governor-General for a five-year term which commences on 13 July 2023.
Ms Kominik has resigned as independent Chair of the Electricity Retailers’ Association of New Zealand, a position she
has held for four years, to take up her new role.
Ms Kominik is an experienced business leader who has worked for a wide variety of public and private sector
organisations during the course of her career, including as the former Asia Pacific Director of Wisk, part of an
international organisation developing a world-first, all-electric, self-flying air taxi. She is currently Chair of the
Edmund Hillary Fellowship and Hillary Institute, a director of Dawn Aerospace and advises in the New Zealand aviation
and aerospace sector.
She holds a Master’s Degree from Northwestern University, Chicago, where she was a Rotary International Scholar, has a
Certificate of Innovation and Entrepreneurship from Stanford University, and was a Commonwealth Foundation Emerging
Pacific Leader.
"I welcome Anna to the Authority and the breadth of her experience in corporate governance, senior management and
innovation that she brings to the role," said Sarah Gillies, Chief Executive of the Electricity Authority.
Ms Kominik said she looked forward to supporting New Zealand’s transition to a clean energy future.
"As New Zealand works towards our decarbonisation goals, there is an opportunity to innovate to equitably and securely
deploy renewable electricity across the economy," she said.
Ms Kominik succeeds Dr Nicola Crauford who was Chair of the Authority since November 2020 and she acknowledged Dr
Crauford’s leadership and commitment in the role.
There are six members of the Authority: Anna Kominik (Chair), Allan Dawson, Lana Stockman, Erik Westergaard, Paula Rose
and Dr Cristiano Marantes.Notes:
The Electricity Authority is an independent Crown Entity with the main statutory objective to promote competition in,
reliable supply by, and the efficient operation of, the electricity industry for the long-term benefit of consumers. The
additional objective of the Authority is to protect the interests of domestic consumers and small business consumers in
relation to the supply of electricity to those consumers.